Mr Shah's candidature from Gandhinagar, which has traditionally been veteran leader LK Advani's seat, had triggered a political debate when the Bharatiya Janata Party announced its first list last week.

BJP National President Amit Shah will file nomination for the Lok Sabha polls today from Gujarat's Gandhinagar in the presence of Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari. Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray, apart from other allies, will also be in attendance.

Mr Shah's candidature from Gandhinagar, which has traditionally been veteran leader LK Advani's seat, had triggered a political debate when the Bharatiya Janata Party announced its first list last week. Mr Advani, who was the Deputy Prime Minister in the government led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, was among the 10-odd leaders above the age of 75, who the party dropped this time.

With just two weeks to the Lok Sabha elections, poll fever has gripped the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also address three rallies today- two in Assam and one in Arunachal Pradesh.

"I started here in 1982 as a booth-level worker... From distributing pamphlets, putting up posters, doing booth-level work, today I am fortunate that my party - the BJP - has made me the national president of the world's largest party. It has been a great journey for me," he said.

"If you take out BJP from my life, you will be left with zero/nothing (shunya)," he added.

"I am blessed that I am getting to contest from the very seat from which veteran leaders like Atal Bihari Vajpayee and LK Advani stood. This is an honour for me," Mr Shah said.

Mar 30, 2019

11:14 (IST)

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Mar 30, 2019

11:09 (IST)

Amit Shah Will Live Up To Gandhinagar's Expectations: Rajnath Singh

"I have come here to congratulate Amit Shah on this significant move... He is going to contest from the seat where our veteran leader LK Advani used to contest. This is a big move, and I am sure Amit Shah will live up to the expectations of this constituency": Union Minister Rajnath Singh

Mar 30, 2019

10:58 (IST)

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Mar 30, 2019

10:57 (IST)

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On ironing out the differences with ally BJP, he said: "When we sat together we have solved our issues, our disagreements."

Mar 30, 2019

10:54 (IST)

BJP Chief Amit Shah has made our party largest in the world, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said today.

"Leaving For Ahmedabad," Union Minister Rajnath Singh TweetsHours before Amit Shah files nomination from Gujarat's Gandhinagar, Rajnath Singh tweeted this morning that he was leaving for Ahmedabad for the event.

Leaving New Delhi for Ahmedabad. Shall accompany BJP National National President Shri @AmitShah during his filing of nomination papers today from Gandhinagar parliamentary constituency.

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Mar 30, 2019

09:23 (IST)

BJP President will file address a public meeting in Ahmedabad's Naranpura at 9:40 am. This will be followed by a roadshow that begins at 10:40 am. He will file nomination at around 1:20 pm.